Kalypso Vergotti
Greek Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Kalypso Vergotti | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,686 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Eptanisos Steamship Co Ltd, Athens | ||
| Homeport | Argostoli | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  Greek | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-66 (Richard Zapp) | ||
| Position | 29° 00'N, 25° 00'W - Grid DG 6581 | ||
| Complement | 36 (36 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SL-78 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Pepel - Freetown (18 Jun) - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 7000 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in July 1918 as fleet oiler War Server for The Shipping Controller, managed by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London. 1919 sold to Greece, converted to steam merchant and renamed Kalypso Vergotti for Panaghis Vergottis, Argostoli. | ||
| Notes on event | At 18.50 hours on 29 June 1941 the Kalypso Vergotti, a straggler from convoy SL-78, was hit by a torpedo from U-66 and sank within 50 seconds west of the Canary Islands. Two empty lifeboats and a few survivors swimming in the water were seen by the Germans after the attack. | ||
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